Former Women's and Children's nurse alleges age discrimination in lawsuit

The trial in a lawsuit over alleged age discrimination in the firing of a Women’s and Children’s Hospital nurse who had worked at the hospital since 1996 began Tuesday in Boone County Circuit Court. Cynthia Roberts, 64, filed the lawsuit against the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri and Christina Vollrath, Women’s and Children’s Hospital director of nursing services, seeking compensatory and punitive damages.